Q4 2023 Economic Commentary

By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist The fourth and final quarter of 2023 saw a resolution of a number of important questions:  Would inflation decelerate as hoped? Would the US economy falter? Would the Federal Reserve ever stop raising interest rates? These three questions dominated investor sentiment for much of 2023 and, in keeping with economics being […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg Daybreak Australia

January 7, 2024 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak Australia to discuss her key takeaways from the US jobs data and outlook for the US economy. “The jobs report was a good jobs report,” says Garretty. “The wage growth was a little bit hotter than expected, but the Fed has said all along […]

Jeanette Garretty on Yahoo! Finance

December 27, 2024 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Yahoo! Finance to discuss holiday retail sales.  “The Trends seen in recent consumer spending patterns and the data that may serve as a ‘check engine light’ in 2024,” says Garretty.  “There is very little… economic evidence that consumer sentiment directly feeds into those near-term spending patterns […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg Radio

November 27, 2023 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia to discuss U.S. eco data/preview Fed. “I just want to highlight, I think it’s going to be an interesting meeting and I think there’s going to be a lot of dissent behind closed doors. Not when they make the […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia

November 1, 2023 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on BloombergDaybreak: Australia to discuss her outlook for the US economy as investors await the November Fed Rate decision. “I think that what they’re going to do is they’re going to come out and say, ‘we continue to watch the data and they will allude in […]

3 Questions with Robertson Stephens featuring Founder and CEO of Fairsquare Medicare, Dan Petkevich – Medicare

October 5, 2023 – Chief Marketing Officer, Louis Calabrese, hosts Managing Director, Lauren Sigman and Founder and CEO of Fairsquare Medicare, Dan Petkevich, to discuss Medicare and the upcoming enrollment period. Disclosures Investment advisory services offered through Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), an SEC-registered investment advisor. Registration does not imply any specific level […]

Market Note: What is a Natural Interest Rate Anyway? 

By Avi Deutsch September 14, 2023 Summary of Key Points: _________________________________________ Over 18 months into this tightening cycle, and with headline inflation down to 3.2% as of July, many are wondering when the Fed funds rate will reach its terminal rate, the peak rate of this tightening cycle.  But as investors look further out, the […]

2023 Mid Year Outlook Webinar

July 25, 2023 – Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty, hosts Chief Investment Officer, Stuart Katz, and Head of Wealth Planning, Mallon FitzPatrick, to discuss the 1st half of 2023 and their expectations for the remainder of the year. Disclosures Investment advisory services offered through Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), an SEC-registered investment advisor. Registration […]